William henry johnson and arthur hugh adcock



(No Model.)

W. H. JOHNSON & A. H. ADGOGK.

- CASTER.

No. 559,334., Patented Apr. 28, 1896.

AMIRIW BGRANAM.PHOTWLITHDWASMINGTON nc UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HENRY JOHNSON AND ARTHUR HUGH ADOOOK, OF BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND,ASSIGNORS TO WVILLIAM HENRY JOHNSON AND IVILLIAM JAMES TAYLOR, OF SAMEPLACE.

CASTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 559,334, dated April28, 1896.

Application filed August 24,1895. Serial No. 560,404. (No model.)Patented in England December 18, 1894. No. 24,557.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM HENRY JOHNSON, fitter, of back of 118TowerStreet, Birmingham, and ARTHUR HUGH ADCOOK,

solicitor, of 21 Aston Lane, Birmingham, in

the county of \Varwick, England, and subjects of the Queen of GreatBritain, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Casters,of which the following is a specifi- 1o cation.

The invention has been patented in Eng land, No. 24,557, dated December18, 1894.

It is the object of my invention to provide a simple and inexpensiveform of caster which will allow the quick and easy attachment of theroller-frame to the caster-peg and which also will permit of a quickrenewal of the bearing for the caster-peg when the same works loose dueto wear.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a part side and part sectional View of acaster attached to the leg. Fig. 2 is a view in section of thecastersocket with the peg in place.

The peg A is of conical form, with a depression at a and a roundedbearing end. The

roller R is of ordinary construction, and its frame B has a conicalsocket to receive the conical peg.

In order to provide a bearing for the peg which will permit the readyrenewal of the same and also will permit the ready and. secureattachment of the peg to the casterframe, I provide a sheet-metalbushing K, of conical form, adapted to fit intozthe conical socket ofthe frame, and this bushingis fiexie ble, and by simply pressing it inat b it will fit into the groove a of the peg, and thus the bushing willform the connection between the peg and the roller-frame.

\Vhat we claim, then, is-

In combination, the conical peg, having a depression about -its lowerend, a conical socket receiving said peg, and a conical bushing of sheetmetal between the socket and the peg, the metal of the bushing beingpressed into the depression of the peg, substantially as described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we affix our namesin the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY JOHNSON. ARTHUR HUGH AncocK.

\Vitnesses: 4

REGINALD TREW MORGAN, ALBERT NEWEY.

